Gluten Free Expo Speakers

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Gluten Free Living Now, Ltd Expo Speakers

The 2012 dates are set.

Join us for our 2nd Annual Expo at the Fountains on

October 13th & 14th, 2012

National and Internationally known speakers.

Don't miss your opportunity to hear them speak

Site will be updated for 2012 ticket purchasing soon

As the schedule is updated you will find it

HERE

All Prepaid Tickets/Registrations may be

picked up at the Registration table during the

Expo

Dr. Fasano's Itinerary

Sat. Oct. 13th

Lecture subject: TBD

Lecture time: 9:30 am-10:45 am

Includes Q&A period

Location: Lecture Room

Sunday, Oct. 14th

Lecture subject: TBD

Lecture time: 9:30 am-10:45 am

Includes Q&A period

Location: Lecture Room

Featured Presenter Alessio Fasano, MD
Professor, Director, Center for Celiac Research; Director, Mucosal Biology Research Center

World-renowned pediatric gastroenterologist, research scientist, and entreprenuer Alessio Fasano, M.D., founded the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research (CFCR) in 1996. The CFCR offers state-of-the art research, teaching, and clinical expertise for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of gluten-related disorders, including celiac disease, wheat allergy, and gluten sensitivity. Dr. Fasano founded the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and published the groundbreaking study in 2003 that established the rate of the autoimmune disorder at one in 133 Americans.

Professor of pediatrics, medicine and physiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, he also serves as director of the Mucosal Biology Research Center. His research focuses on mucosal biology of the gut and transcends the disciplines of microbiology, molecular and cell biology, and physiology.

Dr. Fasano has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and has filed more than 160 patent applications. An elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, he has received numerous awards for his translational science and other achievements. He has been named as one of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly for five consecutive years (2007-2011) and was a 2005 finalist for the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award. The Daily Record in Baltimore has named Fasano as an Influential Marylander in 2011, Innovator of the Year in 2005, and a Physician Health Care Hero in 2004.

In April 2010, Dr. Fasano was invited to speak at the Defeat Austism Now conference which was held in Baltimore on Autism and GI disorders. Later that year, he was asked to write a chapter for the book entitled Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism 2011-2012. The chapter is called Intestine, Leaky Gut, and Autism: Is it Real and how to fix it (including with Probiotics). In addition, Dr. Fasano and the Center for Celiac Research have been named in a research grant into the biological mechanisms of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) from Autism Speaks, based in New York.

Other professional bio's

Speaking Itinerary

Sat. Oct. 13th

Lecture subject: TBD

Lecture time: 10:45 am-12:00 pm

Includes Q&A period

Location: Lecture Room

Sunday, Oct. 14th

Lecture subject: TBD

Lecture time: 10:45 am-12 pm

Includes Q&A period

Location: Lecture Room

Pamela Cureton, RD, LDN
Center for Celiac Research

Ms. Cureton is a clinical and research dietitian specializing in the treatment of Celiac Disease. In 1993, she joined the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, working with the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

Her current position is full time with Dr. Alessio Fasano at the Center for Celiac Research, University of Maryland, School of Medicine.

This position includes the critical management of patients with celiac disease, educational programs for the celiac community, physicians, dietitians, and other health care providers and involvement in research projects at the Center. Syhe currently serves as Chair for the Dietitians in Gluten Intolerance Disease, a sub-unit of the Medical Nutrition Practice group of the American Dietetic Association.

Speaking Itinerary

Sat. Oct. 13th

Lecture subject: "My child has Celiac Disease, now what?" Lecture will include

common questions after diagnosis.

Lecture time: 12 pm-1:15 pm

Includes Q&A period

Location: Lecture Room

Sunday, Oct. 14th

Lecture subject: "My child has Celiac Disease, now what?" Lecture will include

common questions after diagnosis.

Lecture time:12 pm-1:15 pm

Includes Q&A period

Location: Lecture Room

Charles Vanderpool, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pedatrics
Riley Hospital for Children @
IU Health

Charles P.B. Vanderpool, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Riley Hospital for Children. Dr. Vanderpool joined the division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Riley Hospital in 2011. While a native Hoosier, Dr. Vanderpool had spent the previous 6 years at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Vanderpool’s main interest is in pediatric nutrition and he chairs the Nutrition Support Team at Riley Hospital. He is also the medical director of the Pediatric Intestinal Care Clinic, managing children with intestinal failure and short bowel syndrome. His interest in nutrition includes a special interest in Celiac disease and its impact on the lives of children and their families. Dr. Vanderpool is currently participating in clinical research with Dr. Alessio Fasano on the effect of timing of gluten introduction in children and its effect on the development of celiac disease and associated autoimmune conditions.

Speaking Itinerary

Autism is a journey that no family should have to walk alone. Let us help lighten the burden and get your child on the path to healing, faster. www.healingautismnaturally.com

Saturday October 13th

Time: 9:30 am-10:30 am
includes Q&A period

Location: Demo stage

Topic:
She will be speaking on Nutrition, biomedical approaches and the GF/CF diet in the Autism Community. Because of her vast personal knowledge and education, Becky speaks both as a passionate mother and as a professional. When asked who she is, she shares that while she is a professional, she prides herself on speaking from the perspective of a parent. Becky consults with families across the country and on using diet and supplementation to help their loved ones reach their God Given Potential.

Becky Cash
Nutrition Consultant

Becky Cash is the mother of 6 children, 3 of whom are on the autism spectrum and one who was diagnosed with Celiac disease in 2007. She resides in the Indianapolis area with her husband Chris. She speaks and educates nationally on Nutrition and Autism Advocacy. Becky shares that each of her first three children seemed to get sicker than the previous, but it was not until her third child stopped making her milestones after 6 months of age that she really began to see a pattern. This set the course for a mother's determination to heal her children and then a career in helping others.

Becky Cash is the Author of the book, Healing Autism Naturally and works with families in all areas of nutrition and supplementation. She trains Autism Advocates across the country. She and her husband also train Nutrition Consultants and own ASDPerspectives.com.

She can be found at the website: www.healingautismnaturally.com or by emailing her at info@asdperspectives.com.

Speaking Itinerary

Saturday, Oct. 13th

Lecture Subject: Heart Health and the Gluten Free Diet

Lecture Time: 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Includes Q& Period
Location: Lecture Room

Brandy M.H.
Wendler, RN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Mrs. Alaska International 2012

Brandy M.H. Wendler is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner who works at a local Anchorage hospital. She is married to the love of her life, 1st Lt. John Ross
Wendler, a pilot in the United States Air Force. Together, they live in Eagle River with their two beautiful dogs. She enjoys rock climbing, photography and cooking and baking gluten-free meals. Brandy was diagnosed with Celiac Disease over three years ago, and she is proud to represent her platform "Against the Grain: Raising Awareness for Celiac Disease.

Sunday, Oct. 14th

Lecture Subject: How to make your household Gluten Free

Lecture Time: 1:15 pm-2:15 pm

Includes Q & A Period
Location: Lecture Room